240 OCTOBER 



4 ells black fingrum at .9, 15s. . . . .30 



^ ell fine dito for canons to your breeches . . 15 



10| doz. fine black Inglis buttonis ... 33 



4^ ells fine vermilion for a wescoat at 32s. the ell, 24 



1 black Inglis hatt 15 12 



and so on (it is Scots money a pound being 

 about equal to one shilling sterling), but of phila- 

 begs, plaids, sporrans, and Highland brooches, there 

 is no mention in the equipment of this most High- 

 land magnate. 



There is a noble view to the north from the top 

 of Cawdor tower, right across the level carse to the 

 Moray Firth, and beyond, where Ben Wyvis and 

 the Strathconan range gleam with the first snow of 

 October. 



LXXV 

 Hardly could greater contrast be found between 



two rivers running so near one another 

 The Find- 

 horn and as there is between those on either side 



the Nairn , ~ , 



of Cawdor. 



The Findhorn, dark and powerful, flowing 

 through stupendous gorges where inaccessible crags 

 rise on either side or on both sides, is the very ideal 

 of a wild salmon river. It ought to be second to 

 none in the north ; sad it is to say that it holds a 



